diff --git a/irc/anope/Makefile b/irc/anope/Makefile
index f351317178f0..e9e16508c1cf 100644
--- a/irc/anope/Makefile
+++ b/irc/anope/Makefile
@@ -2,21 +2,20 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	anope
-PORTVERSION=	1.8.8
+PORTVERSION=	1.8.9
 CATEGORIES=	irc
-MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-stable/Anope%20${PORTVERSION}
+MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-legacy/Anope%20${PORTVERSION}
 
-MAINTAINER=	dhn@FreeBSD.org
+MAINTAINER=	mat@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Set of IRC services for IRC networks
 
-USES=		perl5 gmake
+USES=		perl5 gmake desthack
 USE_PERL5=	build
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--libdir="${LOCALBASE}/lib" \
 		--includedir="${LOCALBASE}/include" \
-		--with-bindir=${PREFIX}/libexec/anope \
-		--with-datadir=${DATADIR} \
-		--with-rungroup=ircdru
+		--with-bindir=\$${${DESTDIRNAME}}${PREFIX}/libexec/anope \
+		--with-datadir=\$${${DESTDIRNAME}}${DATADIR}
 
 PORTDOCS=	BUGS COPYING DEFCON EVENTS \
 		FAQ INSTALL IRCD MODULES MYSQL \
@@ -27,7 +26,9 @@ USE_RC_SUBR=	anope
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	MYSQL
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	MYSQL
 
-NO_STAGE=	yes
+MYSQL_USE= mysql=yes
+MYSQL_CONFIGURE_WITH=	mysql
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 # XXX Add here other arch which needs -fPIC :-)
@@ -35,24 +36,16 @@ NO_STAGE=	yes
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 .endif
 
-.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MMYSQL}
-USE_MYSQL=	yes
-.else
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--without-mysql
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|ja_utf8|ja|g' ${WRKSRC}/lang/Makefile
 	${MV} ${WRKSRC}/lang/ja_utf8.l ${WRKSRC}/lang/ja.l
 
 pre-install:
-	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/libexec/anope
-	@${MKDIR} ${DATADIR}
+	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/anope
+	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 
 post-install:
-.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MDOCS}
-	@${MKDIR} ${DOCSDIR}
-	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S,^,${WRKSRC}/docs/,} ${DOCSDIR}/
-.endif
+	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
+	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S,^,${WRKSRC}/docs/,} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/irc/anope/distinfo b/irc/anope/distinfo
index d794ac18cbb1..5c8b0ac9a3e6 100644
--- a/irc/anope/distinfo
+++ b/irc/anope/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (anope-1.8.8.tar.gz) = 20bfc2db4be7475b6065d3eac0c904f69a6925d30ced22098341e5a2bbb62a77
-SIZE (anope-1.8.8.tar.gz) = 1665488
+SHA256 (anope-1.8.9.tar.gz) = 484ff70260ccd36fa153f121fb49adb8c74d77e0508e616b1a85440c2c8370cf
+SIZE (anope-1.8.9.tar.gz) = 1646505
diff --git a/irc/anope/files/anope.in b/irc/anope/files/anope.in
index 124e3947dd84..f4b6aa18ac9a 100644
--- a/irc/anope/files/anope.in
+++ b/irc/anope/files/anope.in
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
 
 # PROVIDE: anope
 # REQUIRE: LOGIN mysql
+# KEYWORD: shutdown
 
 #
 # Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf to enable anope:
-#anope_enable="YES"
+# anope_enable=YES
 #
 # Also, to prevent running anope as root You may use
 # anope_user="nobody"
 # and
-# anope_chroot="%%PREFIX%%/share/anope"
+# anope_chdir="%%PREFIX%%/share/anope"
 #
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
-name="anope"
+name=anope
 rcvar=anope_enable
-command=%%PREFIX%%/libexec/anope/services
-
-# set defaults
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
-: ${anope_enable="NO"}
+command=%%PREFIX%%/libexec/anope/services
+
+anope_enable=${anope_enable:-"NO"}
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/irc/anope/pkg-plist b/irc/anope/pkg-plist
index 47bb6db31bf8..c803dd55210e 100644
--- a/irc/anope/pkg-plist
+++ b/irc/anope/pkg-plist
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ libexec/anope/tools/epona2anope
 %%DATADIR%%/modules/viagra.so
 %%DATADIR%%/mydbgen
 %%DATADIR%%/tables.sql
-@dirrm %%DATADIR%%/modules/runtime
-@dirrm %%DATADIR%%/modules
-@dirrm %%DATADIR%%/logs
-@dirrm %%DATADIR%%/languages
-@dirrm %%DATADIR%%/backups
-@dirrm %%DATADIR%%
-@dirrm libexec/anope/tools
-@dirrm libexec/anope
+@dirrmtry libexec/anope/tools
+@dirrmtry libexec/anope
+@dirrmtry %%DATADIR%%/backups
+@dirrmtry %%DATADIR%%/languages
+@dirrmtry %%DATADIR%%/logs
+@dirrmtry %%DATADIR%%/modules/runtime
+@dirrmtry %%DATADIR%%/modules
+@dirrmtry %%DATADIR%%